Ormiston Victory Academy
Middleton Crescent, Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0PX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Naomi Palmer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,517
- URN
- 136186
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603742310
About this school
Ormiston Victory Academy is a secondary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,517 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 219 | 224 | 222 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.0 | 44.5 | 45.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.31 +0.12 to +0.50 | +0.12 -0.07 to +0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 45.1% | 44.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 66.5% | 68.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 25.4% | 16.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ormiston Victory Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.5 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.3 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,330 |
| 2023/24 | 1,414 |
| 2024/25 | 1,477 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Victory Academy compares
Ormiston Victory Academy ranked 28th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.3 | 8.2% | 28.4% | 1,517 | — |
| Hellesdon High School | 40.3 | 10.5% | 26.3% | 1,476 | 2.0 miles |
| City Academy Norwich | 35.2 | 11.7% | 53.7% | 674 | 2.2 miles |
| Taverham High School | 49 | 7.9% | 15.6% | 1,254 | 2.7 miles |
| Jane Austen College | 53.7 | 6.9% | 29.3% | 1,085 | 3.6 miles |
| Sewell Park Academy | 39.1 | 10.3% | 41.4% | 775 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.43%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.16%
- Persistent absence
- 24.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hellesdon High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
City Academy Norwich2.2 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Taverham High School2.7 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Jane Austen College3.6 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Sewell Park Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
Ormiston Victory Academy ranks 15th of the 22 ranked secondary schools in Norwich.
- Acle Academy Secondary
- Aylsham High School Secondary
- Broadland High Ormiston Academy Secondary
- City Academy Norwich Secondary
- City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Framingham Earl High School Secondary
- Hellesdon High School Secondary
- Hethersett Academy Secondary
- Hewett Academy Secondary
- Hobart High School Secondary
- Jane Austen College Secondary
- Long Stratton High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ormiston Victory Academy teach?
- Ormiston Victory Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Norwich.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Victory Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Victory Academy is Naomi Palmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ormiston Victory Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Victory Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ormiston Victory Academy?
- Ormiston Victory Academy has 1,517 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ormiston Victory Academy full?
- Ormiston Victory Academy has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,517 on roll (121%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ormiston Victory Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Victory Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Victory Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Victory Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ormiston Victory Academy?
- Ormiston Victory Academy is part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ormiston Victory Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48 in 2022/23 and 45.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormiston Victory Academy rank locally?
- Ormiston Victory Academy ranked 28th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ormiston Victory Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Victory Academy's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Victory Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Victory Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.